21 CFR 56.101 : Food And Drugs (§ 1.1 To Parts 1403-1499) — (§ 1.1 To § 99.501) — Food And Drug Administration, Department Of Health And Human Services (§ 1.1 To § 99.501) — General (§ 1.1 To § 99.501) — Institutional Review Boards (§ 56.101 To § 56.124) — General Provisions (§ 56.101 To § 56.105) — Scope.

(a) This part contains the general standards for the composition, operation, and responsibility of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) that reviews clinical investigations regulated by the Food and Drug Administration under sections 505(i) and 520(g) of the act, as well as clinical investigations that support applications for research or marketing permits for products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, including foods, including dietary supplements, that bear a nutrient content claim or a health claim, infant formulas, food and color additives, drugs for human use, medical devices for human use, biological products for human use, and electronic products. Compliance with this part is intended to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects involved in such investigations.

(b) References in this part to regulatory sections of the Code of Federal Regulations are to chapter I of title 21, unless otherwise noted.